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Personal Finance Weekly Round-Up

May 10, 2008 by Jeffrey Strain

weekend readingWeekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you:

Discussions From The Forums

These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion:

  • How much do you usually spend on a wedding gift?
  • Grocery Help for Family of 7….
  • My Dad is resistant to do a WILL
  • Save for a house? Or buy a smaller house and hope it appreciates?
  • Which would you pay off first?
  • Credit Card Finance Charges
  • Cash positive rental properties or leveraged debt?
  • Help me to learn to trade stocks!!!
  • Being frugal with TIME

Personal Finance Articles:

These are some of the personal finance and money related stories that caught our eye this week:

  • Details of Where You Spend Your Money
  • Tight Budget Meal Planning
  • Berkshire net income falls 64 percent because of derivatives

Myths About Who Gives and Who Doesn’t

This Week’s Money Carnivals

Blog carnivals are always a great place to see the best writing from a large variety of blogs from around the blogosphere:

  • Frugality
  • Personal Finance

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Jeffrey Strain
Jeffrey Strain

Jeffrey strain is a freelance author, his work has appeared at The Street.com and seekingalpha.com. In addition to having authored thousands of articles, Jeffrey is a former resident of Japan, former owner of Savingadvice.com and a professional digital nomad.

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